PreHospital Ambulance Stroke Test - pilot study of a novel stroke test

Abstract Background There is a need for a prehospital stroke test that in addition to high sensitivity for stroke, also is able to communicate stroke severity similar to the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Methods The PreHospital Ambulance Stroke Test (PreHAST), an eight item test...

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Main Authors: Gunnar Andsberg, Magnus Esbjörnsson, Arne Olofsson, Arne Lindgren, Bo Norrving, Mia von Euler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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TIA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0377-x

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